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A note from Martin.

Welcome to the "Think and Be Safe" newsletter. It's free and please feel free to circulate it around at your workplace. If you have any comments or ideas you would like to see in the newsletter, please let me know at martin@safety-speaker.com

 1.  Current Article - I wasn't thinking is a poor excuse for an injury...
 2.  NEW!  Safety Moments (A great way to start your safety meeting)
      NEW! Safety in Tough Times video
 3.  It Was In The News (How men get hurt, Fish kills man, Weather facts)

 4.  Think and Be Safe Playing Cards

 5.  A Bit More About Myself And Why I Write This
 6.  New video "Safety In Tough Times"  Free preview on-line
 7.  Free Safety Related Articles
 8.  Book Martin To Speak For Your Organization
 

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Martin Lesperance

firefighter/paramedic,
best selling author & speaker

Hear a welcome message from Martin!

 1. CURRENT ARTICLE 

I wasn’t thinking” is a poor excuse for
any incident, but it’s a common one!

How many times do we hear this expression? We say it ourselves when we do something that may have caused us an injury. When questioned, often the reply is “I just wasn’t thinking.” It’s true, in most of those cases we weren’t thinking. Well…we might have been thinking about something, but it sure wasn’t the task at hand. We try to use “I just wasn’t thinking” as an excuse. It seems the more serious the event, the more pitiful the excuse is.

Here’s what I mean:

You are doing a task you’ve done a thousand times before, but this time you cut your hand and need five stitches. When questioned how it happened you might say, “I just wasn’t thinking.” That might be the end of it after getting stitched up and filling out the WCB paperwork.

 Now take a situation where you were driving along a highway and pulled out to pass someone. At the time, you weren’t thinking about your driving. You didn’t shoulder check, and you forced another vehicle into the ditch. The vehicle rolled, killing two of the occupants – including an 8-year-old girl. In court, when questioned about how it happened, I don’t think “I just wasn’t thinking” is going to get you out of trouble. When it comes to safety we have to be thinking all the time – the consequences are just too high.

Always think about safety so you don’t have to say “I just wasn’t thinking.”

 

THINK & BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES!

 

THINK and BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES!

Copyright 2010 Martin Lesperance

 

 2. SAFETY MOMENTS (NEW MEETING OPENERS)

 

Safety Moments...a great way to start your meetings

 

 I've finished the first three volumes of Safety Moments.These are 1-4 minute video clips that will start off your safety meeting with a dynamic, thought provoking safety message. You will never have to worry how you will start off your meeting again.

 

To preview safety moments in their entirety, follow this link.   http://safetymoments.com/  

 

As an introductory offer, I’m offering a special. Buy Volume 2 and 3 and I’ll include Volume 1 for free.

 

A few of the topics include slips, trips and falls, animals on the road, backing collisions, falling asleep behind the wheel, statistics are more than numbers, lift with care to protect your back, arrogance and safety don’t mix and many more.

 

This link will take you to the page so you can preview all the clips.  http://safetymoments.com/  

 3. IT WAS IN THE NEWS  

 

How Men Get Hurt

In 1999:

 98,682 men a year were injured while using hand tools.
 126,065 were hurt from falling off of stools, chairs and ladders.

 There were 55,932, people injured while using their lawnmowers.

 Only 7,878 people were injured while using irons.

(I wasn't one of them. I don't know how to use an iron)

 

 

Fish Cost Him His Life
 

In Germany, a man was fishing on a lake.  As he was holding the rod, a fish took the bait and eventually the rod right out of his hand.  Not wanting to lose the rod, he took off his clothes and swam after it.  By now, it was about 100 yards off shore.

 

A witness said he saw the man reach the rod, but he then stopped moving.  The witness swam out to help him and brought him back to shore.  He was too late.  The man was pronounced dead.

 

Weather Facts

In 2003:

- 482 deaths were attributed to weather events in the USA

- 37% of the deaths were attributed to hot and cold.

- 167 died of the heat while 11 died as a result of cold.

- 55 people died as a result of tornadoes

- 49 died as a result of flooding

- 44 died as a result of ocean and lake surf

- 1 died as a result of hail

- 19 deaths were attributed to fog

- 51 deaths were attributed to lightning

 

 

 

4. THINK AND BE SAFE SAFETY CARDS

BIG SALE ON "THINK AND BE SAFE' PLAYING CARDS

I have 5,000 decks left of my order  40,000 decks of my "Think and Be Safe" playing cards. Because of the large order I got a great price on the cards. I'm passing the savings on to you. Click the link to take you to the card site. Once your there click on the Click to Order. You will be directed to the order form to see the unbelievable low prices. You can also click here:  www.thinkandbesafe.com

Here is a great gift for your employees for the new year. Organizations have found them to be a great gift and safety reminder for their employees. For more information on the cards, go to www.thinkandbesafe.com

 

 5. A BIT MORE About Myself and WHY I WRITE THIS

I often get asked through email and after my talks why I speak and write on injury prevention. I give an explanation and tell a bit more about myself at this site: http://www.safety-speaker.com/martin.htm 

I also will show you my best reasons for working and playing in a safe manner. Follow this link: http://www.safety-speaker.com/martin.htm 

  6. SAFETY VIDEOS

NEW VIDEO

Safety In Tough Times

Times have been tough! With the way the economic situation has been lately and with the layoffs that have happened, it's easy to understand how a person can lose their focus especially when it comes to safety.

But it's not only the economic situation that can steal your focus away from safety but maybe you have other problems such as a sick child at home or other personal problems. This 9 minute video will point out no matter what is happening in you life, you still have to make safety the top priority.

You can preview the entire video by clicking on the link. You can also order it from the website by clicking on the "order now" link on the site.

 

For more information and to preview the video go to http:www.safetyintoughtimes.com

 

Small Falls Are A Big Deal

This is a very popular video I made with ERI-Safety. This video covers what you have to understand to prevent slips, trips and falls.

For more information on this video or to get a free preview call: 
1-800-311-1143 or visit www.eri-safety.com

For more information on one of my video on slips, trips and falls, follow this link:
http://www.eri-safety.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=766

If you would like to preview a copy of the video, "Small Falls Are A Big Deal", call ERI-Safety Videos at 1-800-311-1143.


You can preview my video called "Accidents Aren't Just One of Those Things". If you have high speed internet you can view it at this link:
http://www.eri-safety.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=492

To preview it, call ERI at 1-800-311-1143 and they will send you out a copy.

Another great video to preview is Silly Little Risks at http://www.safetyvideos.ca

This video can help prevent some needless deaths and injuries. It is a great video for your employee's kids or the local high school. For more information, call me at 1-888-278-8964.

 7. FREE ARTICLES

On my website there are about 50 safety related articles. Please feel free to use them for in-house publications. If you do, please include my copyright and contact information. Here's the link. http://www.safety-speaker.com/safetyarticles.html

I'll be adding some new articles next month!

 8. BOOK MARTIN FOR YOUR SAFETY CONFERENCE, MEETING OR TURN-AROUND    

To see why you should hire me to speak for your organization, go to: http://www.safete.com/whyconf.htm

Where Martin has spoken lately and will be speaking next:

  • Atco, Calgary, Alberta
  • Peabody Energy 3 mines
  • CSSE Calgary
  • Filming Safety Moments Virginia City NV
  • Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg
  • Pacific Safety Conference, Vancouver
     

You can purchase my videos at http://www.safetyvideos.ca

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This newsletter is written and produced by Martin Lesperance of Safety Health Publishing Inc.
Martin is a Fire Fighter, EMR, and Speaker.

Contact Martin now for an entertaining and motivating boost to employee safety. After all, a healthy employee is a productive one! 

Call: 1-888-278-8964